Dip-dying is definitely on the list of trends at the moment currently worn by celebrities like Katy Perry and Jessie J. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to successfully achieve dip dying your hair yourself without the need of visiting a salon and paying high sums of money to get it done professionally. The best thing about dip dyed hair is that you never have to worry about touching up your roots so it takes very little maintenance, and if you change your look often then it’s not too much trouble to do it all over again.
- First, you’ll need to decide whether you’re going to bleach your hair. If you want really vibrant colours, you’ll need to bleach your hair first especially if you already have dark hair. If you have light coloured hair (e.g blonde) or you are looking to dip dye your hair a subtle colour skip this step.
- Next, put an hair band on your hair a few centimetres above the area where you want the dip dye colour to start and begin applying the bleach with a tint brush. If you fan your hair out and do a small strand at a time you’ll get more even coverage, also try and feather where the bleach stops a little if you don’t want a straight line, this will make it look more professional.
- Wash out the bleach and shampoo but do not condition your hair. Conditioning your hair before colouring can prevent the dye from sticking.
- Blow dry your hair. Once your hair is dry you can add the dye. Again, put an hair band on your hair just above the area you which do dye. Use a tint brush to apply the dye everywhere that the bleach has lightened your hair. It’s best to go a little bit over the line and get some dye on the unbleached hair too to make sure the colour blends in.
- Leave the dye on for the given time (it should state on the packaging of the dye.) Then rinse , shampoo and condition.
- Blow dry for a perfect finish.